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Washington, D.C.– Congressman Sanford Bishop today reminded Southwest Georgia farmers of an important upcoming deadline for disaster assistance programs.
Farmers who are eligible for disaster assistance under certain new Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance programs for losses caused by natural disasters in calendar year 2008, but who are not fully covered by crop insurance or the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP), only have until Sept. 16, 2008, to pay the "buy-in" fee for 2008 crops, including grazing lands.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Sanford Bishop last night voted to address our nation’s energy crisis, reduce gas prices, protect taxpayers, and lessen America’s need for foreign oil by supporting the Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act. The legislation, which includes provisions to expand domestic drilling both off-shore and on land, passed the House by a vote of 236 to 189.
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Greg Murray of Bainbridge testified at a Congressional hearing on the impact of the recent salmonella outbreak on the Georgia Tomato Industry and Georgia Agriculture. The hearing, hosted by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture of which Congressman Sanford Bishop is a member, covered several food safety-related topics, including shortcomings within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that initially suggested tomatoes were the cause of the deadly outbreak. |
Washington, D.C. Congressman Sanford Bishop today issued the following statement on the economic crisis currently facing the nation:
“Like many of my colleagues, I believe our economy is broken and in need of a fix. But when it comes to giving the thumbs up and voting right away for legislation exactly as it was proposed by the Bush Administration – well, this isn’t my first time at that rodeo.
Washington, D.C. – With the October 15 deadline to file a 2007 income tax return fast approaching, Congressman Bishop today urged his constituents to take the necessary steps to ensure they receive their economic stimulus payments. This includes the estimated 4.3 million retirees and disabled veterans who may be eligible to receive a stimulus payment, but who normally don’t file a tax return.
Washington, D.C. – With the October 15 deadline to file a 2007 income tax return fast approaching, Congressman Bishop today urged his constituents to take the necessary steps to ensure they receive their economic stimulus payments. This includes the estimated 4.3 million retirees and disabled veterans who may be eligible to receive a stimulus payment but who normally don’t file a tax return.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Sanford Bishop today announced that Quitman, Clay, Randolph and Stewart counties will receive $485,000 in funding from the United States Department of Transportation to establish a new rural transit program.
"I am so pleased to know this funding has come through. We have advocated long and hard for this project which will help the many southwest Georgians who lack a reliable mode of transportation and cannot get to work, to the store, to the doctor, or anywhere else that requires the use of a vehicle," said Bishop.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Sanford Bishop today applauded passage of the Homes for Heroes Act, which will expand housing services and assistance for homeless veterans.
The legislation, which Bishop co-sponsored, cleared the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 412 to 9.
“In the United States of America, it is unconscionable to me that so many of our veterans live without a roof over their head. They honored us with their service, and we absolutely must honor them with a place to call home,” said Bishop.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) today applauded action taken by the U.S. House of Representatives to override President Bush’s veto of legislation that would have prevented an 11% pay cut to doctors who treat Medicare patients. The House vote of 383 to 41 surpassed the two-thirds majority required to override a presidential veto.
Washington, D.C. Congressman Sanford Bishop announced today that his friend and former legislative aide for military affairs, Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Young, will deploy to Iraq next month following a week of training at Fort Benning, in the Second Congressional District. During LTC Young’s deployment, his first to the Middle East, he will be assigned to the Office of Provincial Affairs at the US Embassy in Baghdad.